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James Parton, The life of Horace Greeley, Chapter 11: the firm continues (search)
Mr. Greeley as a master a dinner story Sylvester Graham Horace Greeley at the Graham House the st of his two isms (he has never had but two). Graham arose and lectured, and mode a noise in the woe eaten only once a day, or never, said the Rev. Dr. Graham. Stimulants, he added, were pernicious to deny the truth of his leading principles. Graham was a remarkable man. He was one of those whomendures at the door of those who endure them. Graham was one of the two or three men to whom this n, perhaps, a man will take the trouble to read Graham's two tough and wordy volumes, and present the like every other thinking person that heard Dr. Graham lecture, was convinced that upon the whole htween its bulk and its nutriment; i. e. he ate Graham bread, little meat, and plenty of rice, Indiane, a hotel conducted, as its name imported, on Graham principles, the rules and regulations having been written by Dr. Graham himself. The first time our friend appeared at the table of the Graham Ho
James Parton, The life of Horace Greeley, Chapter 17: the Tribune's second year. (search)
r been consummated—that the<*> where the pilgrim may reverently approach them, unvexed<*> light laugh of the time-killing worldling unannoyed by the vain or vile scribblings of the thoughtless or the base? Thus may they repose forever I that the heart of the patriot may be invigorated, the hopes of the philanthropist strengthened and his aims exalted, the pulse of the American quickened and his aspirations purified by a visit to Mount Vernon! From Niagara, the traveller wrote a letter to Graham's Magazine: Years, said he, though not many, have weighed upon me since first, in boyhood, I gazed from the deck of a canal-boat upon the distant cloud of white vapor which marked the position of the world's great cataract, and listened to catch the rumbling of its deep thunders. Circumstances did not then permit me to gratify my strong desire of visiting it; and now, when I am tempted to wonder at the stolidity of those who live within a day's journey, yet live on through half a c
James Parton, The life of Horace Greeley, Chapter 19: the Tribune continues. (search)
hing. A hasty effort was made by two or three persons to extinguish the fire by casting water upon it, but the fierce wind then blowing rushed in as the doors were opened, and drove the flames through the building with inconceivable rapidity. Mr. Graham and our clerk, Robert M. Streby, were sleeping in the second story, until awakened by the roar of the flames, their room being full of smoke and fire. The door and stairway being on fire, they escaped with only their night-clothes, by jumping from a rear window, each losing a gold watch, and Mr. Graham nearly $500 in cash, which was in his pocket-book under his pillow. Robert was somewhat cut in the face, on striking the ground, but not seriously. In our printing-office, fifth story, two compositors were at work making up the Weekly Tribune for the press, and had barely time to escape before the stairway was in flames. In the basement our pressmen were at work on the Daily Tribune of the morning, and had printed about three-fourth
James Parton, The life of Horace Greeley, Chapter 27: recently. (search)
its greatest, and that triumph was secured when it enlisted such a man as Horace Greeley as the special and head champion of a man like General Scott. But as a partisan, what other choice had he? To use his own language, he supported Scott and Graham, because, 1. They can be elected, and the others can't. 2. They are openly and thoroughly for Protection to home Industry, while the others, (judged by their supporters,) lean to Free Trade. 3. Scott and Graham are backed by the gGraham are backed by the general support of those who hold with us, that government may and should do much positive good. At the same time he spat upon the (Baltimore compromise, profugitive law) platform, and in its place, gave one of his own. As this private platform is the most condensed and characteristic statement of Horace Greeley's political opinions that I have seen, it may properly be printed here. Our platform. I. As to the Tariff:—Duties on Imports-specific so far as practicable, affording ample